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Entries by Mira Sucharov from 04/2011

Parting the Red Sea with My Dad and My Atheist Daughter

| Posted 04.09.2011 | Religion
Read More: Atheism, Judaism, Parenting, Passover, Parting of the Red Sea, Story of the Exodus, Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, The Social Animal, Pesach Reflection, Parenting and Religion, The Ten Commandments, Children and Religion, Passover 2011, Atheist Children, Religion News

With Passover around the corner, my thoughts turn to how to make the story of the Exodus come alive for my kids. But it's not so simple. My almost-7-year-old daughter is an atheist.

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On the Heels of Destruction

| Posted 04.19.2011 | World
Read More: Conflict of Israel and Palestine, Israel Palestine Conflict, Israel, Palestine Israel, Israel Palestine, Palestine Israel Conflicts, World News

We shouldn't be stacking the deck for our kids by presenting an uncritical link between the Holocaust and contemporary Israeli approaches to peace and conflict.

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Returning and Hoping

| Posted 04.28.2011 | World
Read More: Tel Aviv, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Peace Process, Peace Now, David-Broza, Diaspora, Kibbutz, Zionism, Israel, World News

I'm not sure what will await me when I land at Ben Gurion airport next month for a long-awaited return visit to Israel. Over a decade since I was last there, there are many things I hope for.

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